5th Annual Beattyville Bourbon and Moonshine Festival

Bourbon & Moonshine Festival Returns! Saturday, September 27th to the Beattyville Town Square!
We’re proud to continue the tradition of the Beattyville Bourbon and Moonshine Festival this year! While Main Street continues to recover from the February flood, we’re planning a scaled-back version for this years event that still celebrates our rich heritage and community spirits.

Please note: Due to limited access to electrical sources, this festival will feature only FOOD VENDORS, MOONSHINE TRAIL BOURBON & MOONSHINE drink booths & MOONSHINERS MEET & GREETS (but not regular retail vendors) — so you can still count on plenty of food, fun, and flavor all around Town Square While you’re here for the festival, if you’re in the mood to shop, we encourage you to stop in one of our Main Street businesses. They’ve weathered a lot over the years and would be truly grateful for your support!

New activities we are adding this year (see below for more details):

• Before heading to the festival, take a drive at your own pace around the Moonshine Trail RRG Loop section. Stop a collect the three stamps, then come to the festival and enter to win prizes! 
• Poker Run with Backroads of Appalachia for classic cars and motorcycles around the Moonshine Trail RRG Loop.
• A “Still Show” showcasing the incredible craftsmanship of still builders.
• The Moonshine Jug Art Show & Contest is all about celebrating artistry, humor, and tradition. Decorate it, paint it, carve it, or turn it into something wild—we want to see YOUR jug!
• BAM Fest Car Show  - Enter your Classic Car, Truck, Rat Rod, Motorcycle in the car show! Awards & Prizes plus prime parking to the festival.​

All the activities this year, the contest, car shows, and art shows... has an online portal where participants can register online. Go to eventbrite, click your interest and check out! Boom! Preregistered for the events like the "Show us your Jugs: Moonshine Jug Art Show" or the "BAM Car Show". 

Stoney Birt

The Beattyville Bourbon & Moonshine Festival is excited to announce a very special guest for this year’s event; Stoney Birt, acclaimed author and podcast host behind the hit true crime series In the Red Clay and the bestselling book Rock Solid: The True Story of Georgia’s Dixie Mafia.Birt’s appearance adds a captivating true crime twist to the festival, which celebrates Kentucky’s deep ties to bourbon, moonshine, and Appalachian heritage. His work documents the life and crimes of his father, Billy Sunday Birt—leader of the Georgia Dixie Mafia. Like Kentucky, In Georgia, making and hauling moonshine was a way of life, especially in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Billy Sunday Birt emerged as a legendary whiskey hauler; renowned for his speed and efficiency behind the wheel.Stoney Birt will be available for a live podcast segment, meet-and-greet, and book signing at the festival, which takes place Saturday, September 27th on Main Street in downtown Beattyville.Fans of true crime, Southern history, and storytelling won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet the man behind the microphone of In the Red Clay, recently featured in major media outlets and true crime circles across the country.Rock Solid, The True Story of Georgia's Dixie MafiaIn the Red Clay Podcast